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Meanings of
dillydally
in inglés
portugués
adiar
español
aplazar
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Postpone doing what one should be doing.
stall
procrastinate
shillyshally
drag one's feet
drag one's heels
dilly-dally
español
aplazar
Sinónimos
Examples for "
stall
"
stall
procrastinate
shillyshally
drag one's feet
drag one's heels
Examples for "
stall
"
1
Town said the new apprenticeship system could not be allowed to
stall
.
2
The cancelled sale will not necessarily
stall
further new bond issues however.
3
I already knew the answer, but I needed to
stall
for time.
4
Mexican-born Rocio, who runs a
stall
,
is taking the situation more seriously.
5
And so the young pup had to stay in the dull
stall
.
1
And if you
procrastinate
long enough, maybe the issue will go away.
2
Suffering because they
procrastinate
,
avoid, and fail to finish what they start.
3
Nonetheless, avoid the impulse to
procrastinate
,
distract yourself, or worse deliberate more.
4
Abandoned I have left my father's house, abandoned I
procrastinate
my doom.
5
Kesseley had finished his morning rounds and couldn't
procrastinate
any longer.
1
I've had enough of this
shillyshally
.
2
'Two not sound, five true as steel, and the rest
shillyshally
.
1
So don't
dilly
-
dally
with making payments if you have the funds.
2
With Mercury about to go retrograde, if you
dilly
-
dally
,
you could lose out!
3
If you
dilly
-
dally
much longer, Sue, you will let Max slip through your fingers yet.
4
I expect it will be a fast one, though, fer they can't afford to
dilly
-
dally
.
5
You do not care to
dilly
-
dally
after church.
Usage of
dillydally
in inglés
1
Twice around the park and then to church, my dear sir, and don't
dillydally
.
2
You're the last one, so I shouldn't
dillydally
.
3
We cannot
dillydally
and shilly-shally any more.
4
They could only
dillydally
with the arts.
5
At this point, it made more sense just to lay things on the line than it did to
dillydally
.
6
Don't let them
dillydally
,
though.
7
Too much
dillydally
about them.
8
I'm tired of this
dillydallying
around and the politics that keep me here.
9
But it's time for you two to stop
dillydallying
around.
10
So let's stop
dillydallying
about and get on with it.
11
I can't believe those two are still
dillydallying
around.
12
See what I mean about
dillydallying
.
13
"You told me six-fifteen and that I wasn't to
dillydally
,
"
he reminded her.
14
"I don't pay you to
dillydally
and gossip," Mr. McPherson snapped.
15
"So, my lord?" said she to the vampire, not at all up for
dillydallying
.
16
"Then you're to go straight back to the Drum Tower-nodetours, no
dillydally
.
"
Shannon sat down behind his desk.
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dillydally
Adverb
Translations for
dillydally
portugués
adiar
español
aplazar
Dillydally
through the time